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In the Smoking Area, Bisexual, Long Distance (I)
In the Smoking Area Cristina Rizzo “You ok?” He scares me. His voice is hugged by the cushioned music from inside the club. My ears feel...
Cristina Rizzo
Mar 31, 20233 min read


A pattern of disrespect: how the media influences narratives of dead or missing women
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Recent reports in the mainstream media have demonstrated a pattern of disrespect towards women who have...
Sorcha Tipping
Mar 31, 20234 min read


'We Don’t do God’: Religion, Progressive Politics and the Future of the SNP
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In 2003, Tony Blair was famously prevented from answering an interview question about his religious...
Issy Clarke
Mar 26, 20233 min read


Peru's Nightmare: Three Months After Castillo
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq On the 7th of December 2022, in a national broadcast, the then President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, took a...
Jessamy Guest
Mar 25, 20234 min read
Be The Moon
To be the moon is what he wanted me to be. round serene A face...
Hermione Byron
Mar 23, 20231 min read
Nan's garden
At the bottom of the garden the little girl plays. It is spring and the sun is warm in this spot, Filtered through the gaps in the blue...
Lauren Galligan
Mar 18, 20231 min read
Nothing Beautiful & Something Beautiful
Nothing Beautiful There is nothing beautiful to say by it, About it, there is nothing gold. The source of my heart, and yet The black...
Tala M.L. Davidson
Mar 16, 20233 min read


President Elect Sharan Atwal on Making Widening Participation a Priority at EUSA
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The University of Edinburgh has been embroiled in a tumultuous period. Barely out of the global...
Sammi Minion
Mar 14, 20234 min read
LED Laser beams of Love and Protection, Transporting, A tree.
LED Laser beams of Love and Protection. Ah, I see. I fear You’re Becoming Ungrateful. That’s not how You repay my love. Try, ‘yes!...
Isobel Salt
Mar 7, 20232 min read


The Human Voice, Pedro Almodóvar: A Review
‘I’d get nervous whenever I’d see a knife… It scared me to imagine I might be sticking a knife in your chest’. This quote is one of the...
Julián Camilo Corzo Ochoa
Mar 7, 20234 min read


Translations: A Review
Rating: ***** With troublesome Brexit deals and the tumultuous relationship between England and Northern Ireland hot in the press, it...
Emily Procter
Mar 5, 20232 min read


You Do Not live in a Democracy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We are often reminded that we live in a democracy. Publicly owned news outlets, party political...
Owen Thomas Webb
Feb 21, 20234 min read
The Hound
The master left home for five days. Five days ago, several men came to the mountain. They were all clad in tin, and their faces were...
Lucia Wu
Feb 21, 20234 min read


TikTok’s “that girl” trend: motivational self-help or another capitalist tactic for consumerism?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq From #Girlboss to ‘that girl’, society has long generated new standards by which women’s social and...
Amelia Newton
Feb 14, 20234 min read


‘Shen Yun, 5,000 Years of Chinese Civilization Reborn’ - A Review
Edinburgh Playhouse, 12th January 2023 Rating: * Shen Yun, the dance troupe of the Chinese American Falun Gong organization, tour the...
Owen Thomas Webb
Feb 11, 20236 min read


Keir Starmer’s path to No 10
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq On Sunday 15th of January Keir Starmer was pressed by Laura Kuenssberg on her Sunday morning politics...
Issy Clarke
Feb 9, 20233 min read


Thank God for the North East!
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq When Brazil’s new president was sworn in on January 1st, the world heaved a sigh of relief. This was not...
Jessamy Guest
Feb 8, 20234 min read
The Auld Ways, Maukit Tongue
The Auld Ways There’s mair value than yous could ever imagine in the auld ways. And they're crumbling awa Gui tricky to catch, But ye’ve...
Grace Baird
Feb 8, 20232 min read


Jesus Christ Superstar: A Review
Closing night at one of the most talked about shows in town. Rating: ***** I took my seat at the closing night of The Edinburgh...
Erin Aitken
Feb 4, 20233 min read
Thirst
I like to plant seeds in the barren lands of the Sierra, where I walk with a bucket and watch the shining eyes of the buckles on my...
Hermione Byron
Jan 28, 20231 min read
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